Monday 01/07/13

Confidence Data Helps Identify Trends

As the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index completes its third year, it's starting to reveal how attitudes about the ag economy change at different times of year.[Read Full Blog Post]

Mon Jul 27, 2015 02:01 PM CDTDuring a hearing held last week, railroads and shipper groups voiced opposite views on whether railroads should be able to continue to differentially price rail service to captive shippers once they reach revenue-adequate status.

Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:18 PM CDTSeveral West Coast ports are still playing catch-up after labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association resulted in delays in shipping for nearly nine months late last year and the beginning of this year.

Tue Jul 7, 2015 10:54 AM CDTU.S. ethanol exports totaled 64.6 million gallons in May, up 22% from a year ago, according to U.S. Census Bureau trade data. DDG exports notched the second highest monthly total on record.

Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:43 AM CDTAs Tropical Storm Bill came up from the Texas coast last weekend and became a tropical depression, it moved through waterlogged states, adding more water to the already high rivers.

Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:02 AM CDTCME Group is rolling out a new futures order type for agriculture products next Monday to help smooth the transition to electronic-only trade, and experts believe the new trade at settlement (TAS) order type has beneficial aspects for the grain industry.

Tue Jun 2, 2015 10:41 AM CDTMore than 25% of the respondents to a recent DTN 360 Poll said they're willing to roll the dice and see if holding 2014-15 corn into the new-crop marketing year will fetch a better price.

Fri May 29, 2015 10:54 AM CDTUSDA's latest forecast for agricultural exports in fiscal 2015 shows a $12 billion year-over-year decline to $140.5 billion, which is the third highest on record but the lowest estimate since 2012.

Mon May 18, 2015 12:23 PM CDTThe U.S. trucking industry is short of drivers, and the problem is likely to get significantly worse over the next decade, according to a recent University of Tennessee report.

Mon May 11, 2015 10:56 AM CDTDebate over how transparent railroad companies should be about their service performance continues as the Surface Transportation Board weighs whether to make weekly reports by Class I carriers a permanent requirement.